WALK 2.0: Examining the effectiveness of Web 2.0 features to increase physical activity in a 'real world' setting: An ecological trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Caperchione, Cristina M ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^b   Savage, Trevor N ^b   Rosenkranz, Richard R ^b,c   Maeder, Anthony J ^b   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^d   Duncan, Mitch J ^e   Van Itallie, Anetta ^d   Tague, Rhys ^b   Kerry Mummery, W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84911917786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen2014006374     Document Type: Article

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